Saturday, 26 May 2012

Accelerator pedal return spring...

There have been quite a few occasions recently when I approach a junction or traffic lights I lift my foot off the accelerator pedal to push the brake and the throttle pedal does not fully return, meaning the engine is revving slightly higher than it should. No big deal, I used to just hook my foot under the pedal and lift the pedal up.

There are two reasons for this job... No.1 fit a return spring to the pedal, and No.2 place a seal on the pedal connecting rod to block the hole in.

From the drivers side the hole for the throttle connecting rod is very apparent!

I went onto the 'Just Kampers' website and purchased a pedal hinge kit with return spring and a accelerator pedal rod seal, all for the sum of £15

Rubber matting removed, you can see how big the rod hole is... everyone who sat in the front mentioned that they could see the road as we drove along.!

It is a cheap and simple fix, I should have done it months ago. Floor looks quite solid, but I'll have to red oxide the drivers side of the floor.

A close up of the connecting rod and aforementioned hole!

Da Dah..!! Rod seal grommet fitted, how easy was that. No more rain water, wind or small animals getting in.!

Pedal back in place with the new hinge kit and return spring. The hardest part was once the hinge bracket bolts were through the floor, the nuts needed tightening, I couldn't reach with both hands so I locked some mole grips on the nut and wedged it underneath onto the chassis, so when I did the bolt up from inside the mole grips held the nut secure and in place and allowed me to tighten the bolts.

This method is much slower than if you had two pairs of hands, but the end result is the same. It should mean that when I pull up at the lights now it doesn't sound like I'm about to do the 1/4 mile... !

Overall I suppose it took about 2 and a half hours.. and once the matting is back down, it looks like it never happened. So onto the test, I had to cruise round for about an hour, in the sunshine just to make sure it all worked and the throttle pedal did return and I'm pleased to say it did.

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